(القطب) المحور الْقَائِم الْمُثبت فِي الطَّبَق الْأَسْفَل من الرَّحَى يَدُور عَلَيْهِ الطَّبَق الْأَعْلَى وَمِنْه قطب الدائرة وطرف المحور وللأرض قطبان شمَالي وجنوبي والنجم القطبي الشمالي هُوَ النَّجْم النير فِي طرف ذَنْب بَنَات نعش الصُّغْرَى وَهُوَ الَّذِي يتوخى بِهِ جِهَة الشمَال لوُقُوعه فِي سمت القطب الشمالي للكرة الأرضية ونصل السهْم وَضرب من النَّبَات يذهب حِبَالًا على الأَرْض طولا وَله زهرَة صفراء وشوكة إِذا أحصد ويبس يشق على النَّاس أَن يطؤوها مدحرجة كَأَنَّهَا حَصَاة وَمن الْقَوْم سيدهم وَمن الشَّيْء قوامه ومداره وَيُقَال فلَان قطب بني فلَان سيدهم (ج) قطوب وأقطاب وَقُطْبَة وَيُقَال دارت رحى الْحَرْب على قطبها والأرحاء على أقطابها
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